It was already afternoon when we returned from the Sky Rat Tribe.

"Chieftain, Xue! You're finally back! Come and see what we've harvested today!"

As soon as they returned to the camp, a tribesman greeted them excitedly.

"Da Shi, you seem so happy, did you find something good? Take us to see it!"

Lin Xue knew something good had happened just by looking at the other person's expression.

Ya was in a good mood. He had harvested seven or eight bags of wheat from the Sky Rat Tribe, and he had also learned about a delicious food called peanuts.

The initial unhappiness in Ya's heart about incorporating the weak race of the Sky Rat Tribe had completely vanished!

Now that they've just returned to camp, their people have brought more good news. Although they haven't seen what it is yet, Ya knows it must be something good they need.

"Chief, snow!"

"Look, these things look a lot like wheat, but they have an outer shell and the inside is white, like a transparent stone!"

"We immediately recognized it as wheat, except for the outer husk. The kernels inside were very similar, so we traded three times the amount of dried meat for both bags of wheat!"

Da Shi held up a fist-sized grain of millet in front of the two men.

"Well done!"

Before Ya could speak, Lin Xue slapped Da Shi on the shoulder.

"Ya Zai, give Da Shi a credit! When we get back to the tribe, give him plenty of dried meat and vermicelli!"

Lin Xue circled the two large animal skin bags filled with millet, her heart filled with joy!

Next year, once all these millet grains are planted, we can harvest even more millet.

Moreover, Lin Xue had already tried planting some of the wheat she had harvested earlier in her space, and she had already harvested several crops, and the quality had not decreased.

Anyway, she'll definitely have enough food to get through the winter.

By next year's winter season, I believe everyone in the tribe will be able to eat rice.

As a newly minted sage of the Orc Continent, Lin Xue felt that it wouldn't hurt to enjoy it ahead of time!

After all, the matter of the space could not be revealed. Even in this simple and honest beastman continent, Lin Xue dared not underestimate the wisdom of any beastman.

They simply lack access to knowledge, which doesn't mean they're stupid!

"Auntie, this shouldn't be wheat, what's it called?"

Seeing Lin Xue's happy expression, Ya knew that his mother had found something good again.

"This is millet, you can also call it rice!"

"Rice should be planted in locations close to water sources because it requires sufficient water for irrigation. For a portion of the time, the newly planted rice seedlings need to be submerged in water to grow!"

"It's a food comparable to wheat, and I prefer the taste of rice! But these can only be used as seeds. We have to wait until next year when we grow rice before you can taste it!"

Even though the animal skin bag was large, the grains of grain were also large.

These millet grains can only be used as seeds. Even after they are planted next year, the people of the tribe still cannot eat them to their heart's content.

At least by the year after next, they will be able to produce enough seeds, and the rest will be enough for their people to eat their fill.

"Xue, this millet was obtained by me and Tu together, so shouldn't he also get a share of the dried meat and vermicelli as a reward?"

Da Shi rubbed his hands together. Seeing Lin Xue's happy expression, he knew that he and his brother had made the right decision this time.

"Rewards, you must get rewards! You both deserve them!"

Ya carefully put away the two bags of grain, as they were the foundation for their escape from poverty and their journey to a better life.

Now, after being personally taught by Lin Xue, Ya has learned many lessons.

Of course, I know what long-term planning and short-term plans are!

Food is a long-term plan; only after solving the tribe's basic needs for food and clothing can we think about things further ahead.

I don't know what happened to this year's Yellow River Exchange Meeting.

They hadn't seen anything particularly good before, but even though they arrived a little late, they still managed to get information from other tribes.

In the last two days, one good thing after another was sent out.

Leaving aside the wheat and peanuts found in the Tian Shu tribe, millet was first discovered at the Great River Exchange Meeting, and later wheat was found being sold.

Even the millet came out in several waves, but it was all snatched back by the beastmen that Ya sent to guard it.

In addition to these, they also found carrots, jicama, peppers, and corn!

Although the quantity is not large, because the orc world does not yet know how to grow food.

These things were all collected from the wild. They brought them to the Great River Exchange Fair in the hope of exchanging them for more dried meat so that their people could successfully get through the cold season.

Such fresh and rare foods can usually be exchanged for two or even four or five times the amount of dried meat.

These items are considered luxury goods, and most beastmen would just buy them to try something new when they saw them.

No one will buy too much at once, because they are not as filling as jerky.

By the time the river exchange meeting was nearing its end, all the dried meat that Lin Xue and her group had brought had been exchanged.

"Amu, we've run out of dried meat here. We've even traded all the dried fruit we got for it!"

"Right now, the things in the camp are simply too much for our 300 or so Shadow Beasts to carry back. It seems we'll have to hire some orcs to transport our goods!"

Looking at the supplies piled up in the camp, Ya felt both happy and melancholy.

If the orcs they hire are of bad character, they may very well lose these supplies.

"Don't worry, Ya Zai. I've already sent someone to invite the chieftain of the Golden Eagle tribe. Although the Golden Eagle tribe is very skilled at hunting, they probably don't have any dried fruit. We can exchange some of the dried fruit for their labor!"

Lin Xue had thought it through clearly. After all, his son Ya Zai had saved the Golden Eagle Clan Chief's daughter's life, so he figured they wouldn't risk a falling out over a little bit of supplies.

Moreover, the Golden Eagle Clan has an excellent reputation on the Beastman Continent. Although most of its members are quite fierce, they are not as treacherous and cunning as the Eagle Clan.

He's also a man of his word, a true iron-blooded man!

Instead of asking unfamiliar orcs for help, it's better to ask the Golden Eagle Clan to make the trip.

After all, Lin Xue quite liked Jin Yu, and she felt that a marriage alliance between the two clans would be very helpful for their future development.

Most importantly, her son really likes that little girl!

"Xue, the Golden Eagle Clan Chieftain has arrived!"

The two had barely exchanged a few words when a member of their tribe came to report from outside.

"Please come in!"

Lin Xue stood up from her seat, after all, this man was very likely to be her future father-in-law.

We still need to give them the respect they deserve. Even if the marriage doesn't happen in the end, we can't let them become enemies!